Salaries in El Salvador

The salary range of employees working in El Salvador is, by default, in the range of 305.00 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 973.00 USD (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total monthly salary including bonuses. Salaries can vary significantly within individual job positions. If you are interested in salaries for a specific position, participate in the survey.

Gross salary in El Salvador is

80% of people earn:

305 - 973 USD

10% earn less lthan 305 USD

10% earns more than 973 USD

Compare your salary

The displayed value has just informative character. Compare your salary with others to see more detailed information.

Salary ranges

Distribution of employees in El Salvador into salary brackets in USD.

Salaries by age group

Average salary and range in El Salvador by age in USD.

<24

Average 444

Median 409

10% 235

25% 307

75% 541

90% 694

25-34

Average 606

Median 538

10% 268

25% 376

75% 759

90% 1,026

35-44

Average 660

Median 571

10% 257

25% 380

75% 837

90% 1,169

45-54

Average 610

Median 527

10% 237

25% 351

75% 774

90% 1,081

55+

Average 578

Median 509

10% 246

25% 351

75% 727

90% 992

Salaries by gender

Comparison of the average salary of men and women in El Salvador (USD).

Men

678 USD

547 USD

Women

In general, in El Salvador, men earn 24.0% more than women.

The best paid positions in El Salvador

List of the best paid positions and their average monthly salary in El Salvador (USD).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

133,445.34 USD

2. IT Director Top Management

132,246.85 USD

3. Call Centre Director Top Management

119,517.39 USD

4. Leasing Director Leasing

116,351.55 USD

5. Plant manager Top Management

106,378.29 USD

6. Country Manager/Director Top Management

105,625.10 USD

7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

102,862.81 USD

8. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

102,378.37 USD

9. IT Architect Information Technology

102,266.17 USD

10. Lead developer Information Technology

98,998.58 USD

11. Managing Director Top Management

98,920.30 USD

12. IT Manager Management

93,312.24 USD

13. Head of product development Management

92,800.84 USD

14. Sales Director Top Management

91,824.12 USD

15. Technical Director Top Management

90,095.96 USD

16. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

87,929.45 USD

17. Marketing Director Top Management

87,566.77 USD

18. Publishing House Director Top Management

87,449.35 USD

19. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

87,245.83 USD

20. IC Design Engineer Information Technology

86,490.73 USD

The worst paid positions in El Salvador

List of the worst-paid positions and their average monthly salary in El Salvador (USD)

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

19,178.38 USD

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

21,284.79 USD

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

21,752.88 USD

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

21,922.74 USD

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

21,986.93 USD

6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

22,757.95 USD

7. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care

22,838.14 USD

8. Housekeeper Service Industries

22,863.53 USD

9. Cleaner General labour

23,047.05 USD

10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

23,198.47 USD

11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

23,689.52 USD

12. Packer Production

23,836.42 USD

13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

23,964.88 USD

14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

23,983.23 USD

15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

24,102.56 USD

16. General Labourer General labour

24,189.79 USD

17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

24,226.50 USD

18. Clothing/textile technologist Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

24,336.61 USD

19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

24,443.15 USD

20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

24,488.11 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

The newest profiles in the salary survey

List of the latest respondents whose data are used in further salary survey calculations.

Administrative Worker
Administration

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Usulutan

Education:

Postgraduate (Doctorate)

Basic gross monthly salary

345 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,000 SVC

Anually salary

4,140 USD

Anually salary

36,000 SVC

Posted: 2025-09-10 00:41:54

HR Manager
Management

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Santa Tecla

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

402 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,500 SVC

Anually salary

4,824 USD

Anually salary

42,000 SVC

Posted: 2025-09-09 00:05:33

HR Manager
Management

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

San Salvador

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

187 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,628 SVC

Anually salary

2,244 USD

Anually salary

19,536 SVC

Posted: 2025-08-30 01:05:52

Specialist Advisor
Public Administration, Self-governance

Age group

45-54

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

San Salvador

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,058 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

9,200 SVC

Anually salary

12,696 USD

Anually salary

110,400 SVC

Posted: 2025-07-28 23:41:01

HR Coordinator
Human Resources

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

San Salvador

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,056 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

9,186 SVC

Anually salary

12,672 USD

Anually salary

110,232 SVC

Posted: 2025-07-23 23:30:01

Incident manager
Information Technology

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

San Salvador

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

178 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,549 SVC

Anually salary

2,136 USD

Anually salary

18,588 SVC

Posted: 2025-04-30 23:15:09

Cloud Engineer
Information Technology

Age group

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

San Salvador

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,011 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

17,490 SVC

Anually salary

24,132 USD

Anually salary

209,880 SVC

Posted: 2025-04-19 20:28:06

IT Manager
Management

Age group

45-54

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

San Salvador

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

3,176 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

27,625 SVC

Anually salary

38,112 USD

Anually salary

331,500 SVC

Posted: 2025-03-11 20:59:04

Marketing Specialist
Marketing, Advertising, PR

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Mejicanos

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

311 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,704 SVC

Anually salary

3,732 USD

Anually salary

32,448 SVC

Posted: 2025-02-01 22:00:38

Process Manager
Management

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

San Salvador

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

724 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

6,300 SVC

Anually salary

8,688 USD

Anually salary

75,600 SVC

Posted: 2025-01-02 20:27:12

See more profiles

Salaries in El Salvador

Salary ranges

Salaries by age group

Salaries by gender

The best paid positions in El Salvador

The worst paid positions in El Salvador

Salaries in selected countries

The newest profiles in the salary survey

Find out if you are being paid fairly